Necktie-holder.



No. 698,588. Patented Apr. 29, I902.

J. UDELL.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

(Application filed Jan. 7, 1901. Renewed Mar. 27, 1902.)

(No Model.)

J VcicZZ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH UDELL, OF WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME, WISCONSIN.

NECKTlE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 698,588, dated April 29, 1902.

Application filed January '7, 1901. Renewed March 27, 1902. Serial No. 100,296. (No-model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH UDELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wisconsin Veterans Home, in the county of Waupaca and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Necktie-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to necktie-fasteners, and has for its object to provide animproved device of this character for securing the body portion of a necktie to the front collar-bu tton of a neckband of a shirt and to facilitate the application and removal of the device from the collar-button. It is furthermore designed to secure a tight and sung fit of the fastener upon the neckband of a shirt, so as to prevent looseness of the fastener and the tie, and also to provide an article which is complete in itself and may be conveniently applied to any made-up necktie without altering or changing the same in any respect whatever.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanyingdrawings,and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificingany of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a rear view of the overlapped front ends of a collar having a necktie secured-thereto by means of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View thereof, showing the fastener clamping the collar ends and the neckband of a shirt. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the fastener removed from the necktie.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an ordinarymade-up four-in-hand necktie which is secured to an ordinary turned-down collar 2, having the usual collar-button 3, whereby the collar is secured to the front of the shirt neckband 4.

ings.) These parts are commonand well known and have'been shown to more ade- (Shown in Fig. 2 of the draw quately illustrate the application of the present fastener.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a body portion 5, as best shown in Fig.

ably formed from a thin sheet of metal, having its opposite ends folded or bent upon its rear side, so as to form the opposite sleeves or eyes 6. The intermediate portion of the plate is provided with a pair of perforations 7 for the reception of the respective prongs of a staple-fastening 8, (shown in Fig. 2,) whereby the plate is securedto the back of the body portion of the necktie, adjacent to the upper end thereof. Also the plate is bowed laterally, so as to conform to the bow of the collar-band. This plate or body portion is designed to support the fastener proper, which is formed from a single length of spring-wire, which is bent midway of its ends into substantially U shape, so as to form the opposite straight shank portions 9, which are rigidly held within the sleeves 6, or, in other Words, the end portions of the plate are folded over upon the shanks and secured in any suitable manner, so as to form a rigid connection between the shanks and the back of the plate. The transverse bowed portion of the wire is bent rearwardly and downward1y,so as to form a rearwardly-ofisetpendent loop 10, which lies at a suitable distance in rear of the plate, so as to snugly embrace the overlapped ends of a collar and the neckband of a shirt. The op-' posite end portions of the shank are bent upwardly or inwardly into the spring-jaws 11, which overlap the rear side of the plate and cooperate therewith to form loops having their upper sides open. The free end of each jaw is bent into an eye or loop 12, so as to form a knob upon the extremity of the jaw, and thereby prevent the same from hanging in the collar.

collar-button the back of the tie is brought up adjacent to the overlapped ends of the collar, so that the loop 5 may be hooked over the said ends of the collar and the neckband of the shirt, after which the necktie is pulled downwardly until the loop 5 snaps under the inner enlarged body of the collar-button and against the under side of the shank there- 3, of substantially rectangular shape, prefer- In using the device to secure a necktie to a of, with the spring-jaws 11 pressing firmly against the outer side of the overlapped portions of the collar, so as to firmly grip the latter and the ncckband between the loop and .the jaws, thereby preventing looseness of the fastener and the necktie.

It will be understood that the upper portion of the button-engaging loop should be at or below the top edge of the necktie, never above the same, so that it may be entirely covered and concealed from view by the body of the necktie.

When the present fastener is employed, the usual tape or band which commonly extends around the collar may be dispensed with, thereby facilitating the application of the necktie to a turned-down collar.

What is claimed is A necktie-holder, formedfrom a single length of spring-wire, which is folded intermediate ofits endsinto substantially U shape,

the bend being bent back to lie in a plane at one side of the plane of the opposite interlnediate side portion of the wire and form a button-embracing loop, the opposite ends of the wire being bent back'upon the same side with the loop, lying at opposite sides of the closed portion thereof, and forming collar-engaging springs located between the planes of the loop and theintermediate side portions of the wire, and a body-plate lying between the intermediate side portions of the wire, and having its opposite ends folded upon said intermediate wire portions, and provided with intermediate means for connection with a necktie.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' 4 JOSEPH UDELL.

\Vitnesses:

D. E. FOLEY, SWEN TILLMAN. 

